The French expression “tiré par les cheveux” translates to: “pulled by the hear”.
English meaning:
- far-fetched
- hard to swallow
French meanings:
- invraisemblable, exagéré – unbelievable, exaggerated
- peu naturel, alambiqué – not natural, convoluted
- capillotracté – far-fetched
Example sentence:
- Domonic raconte seulement des histoires tirées par les cheveux. Personnne ne lui croit jamais! Domonic only tells far-fetched tales. Nobody every believes him!
Note that you can also say “un peu tiré par les cheveux” (a bit far-fetched).
